During ATMOsphere Europe 2013 presentations by representatives of shecco, several leading system manufacturers and suppliers, as well as European end users, showed an ever-strengthening increase in the market for natural refrigerants in commercial refrigeration sector. This is particularly true for CO₂ refrigeration, whose use has more than doubled in two years, and which has become a cornerstone of many European system suppliers and manufacturers.

Nina Masson, Head of Market Research chaired the ATMOsphere Europe 2013 Market Trends session which gathered perspectives from leading system suppliers Carrier, Meyakawa and Sanden on the latest market trends for natural refrigerants in Europe.

Natural refrigerants trends in Europe and beyond reveal rapid growth in green technology market

In terms of the market potential of natural refrigerant solutions in Europe, Masson predicts that carbon dioxide will enjoy a stronger increase in use among system suppliers than most other natural refrigerants, especially in the commercial and industrial refrigeration industry.

In just 2 years the combination of market, policy and technology drivers have led to an impressive increase in the number of European stores using CO₂-based commercial refrigeration systems. According to Masson, compared to the end of 2011, the number of CO₂ transcritical supermarkets in Europe has more than doubled, reaching a total number of 2,881 stores by September 2013. At least another 1,568 European supermarkets use CO₂/HFC cascade refrigeration systems, with some other food retailers having tested and applied CO₂/ammonia solutions or hydrocarbon-based commercial refrigeration systems.

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